Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Blinded by the Jets
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 30 minutes before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The picture's brightness has been enhanced to show the jets of dust streaming away from the comet. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Produced By:
University of Maryland
Mission:
Deep Impact
Spacecraft:
Deep Impact
Target Name:
Tempel 1
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Product Size:
494 samples x 494 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Impactor
facet_what:
COMETS
facet_what:
Deep Impact
facet_what:
Impactor Targeting Sensor
facet_where:
Maryland
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA02126
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02126
orignial url:

Blinded by the Jets